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The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe
Written by Edgar Allen Poe
Disclaimer: The book I read was actually a very old copy of Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe that was in horrible condition but it looks like that might be out of print. Trivial fact: The copy I have originally sold for a whopping 45₵.
The Gist: A compilation of Poe’s famous and not-so famous poems and short stories.
Story Review: There is a reason Poe is the a forefather to modern horror. This time around I read most of his well known stories (“The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and “The Black Cat”) and the poem, “The Raven”. Each story has a level of reserved for those demented in imagination. It’s clear from what Poe writes that he writes from experience–the foster father who shunned him, the foster mother who died before they could say goodbye to one another, the ex-fiancee who left him and the child bride who died after a decade of marriage. His imagination is out there, but after a while of reading his work themes seem to repeat (like burying someone in the house, someone in the house, alcohol, the perpetrator believing he’s gotten away with it).
Immersion Activity Ideas:
Visit one of Edgar Allen Poe’s home (He lived all over the East Coast: Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the Bronx)
Go to a Ravens football game (or watch one on TV)
Visit Poe’s, an eatery; there’s one in South Carolina and one in Florida